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Re: Launching: Firefly
By:Kudzu
Date: 9/1/2010, 8:30 am
In Response To: Re: Launching: Firefly (John lasky)

There is a lot of foot room in this boat. I made a point to leave early and got to paddle it around for about 45 minutes and with size 10 feet and water shoes I had room to spare. Coy was wearing ... I can't think of what they are called, but those big ugly plastic shoes that area so popular and he never took them off. I think size 14 feet would fit no problem. I went with a 36" cockpit on this and I was amazed at how much more knee room that gave you. Everyone could straddle it and get in butt first and pull their legs in no problem. Of course my skirt wouldn't fit it.

I skinned it in Dacron and gave it three coats of Rustoleum oil based paint. The more I use Dacron the more I like it. I just can't seem to keep it drum tight, it always seems to relax just a little bit somewhere between shrinking and launching. But I love the fact it doesn't loosen up when wet. It stays as is.

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Firefly *PIC*
Kudzu -- 8/31/2010, 1:06 pm
Re: Launching: Firefly
Clayton Plunkett -- 8/31/2010, 6:18 pm
Re: Launching: Firefly
Kudzu -- 8/31/2010, 10:31 pm
Re: Launching: Firefly
John lasky -- 8/31/2010, 3:37 pm
Re: Launching: Firefly
Kudzu -- 9/1/2010, 8:30 am
Re: Launching: Firefly
Dave Gentry -- 8/31/2010, 3:02 pm
Re: Launching: Firefly
wwfloyd -- 8/31/2010, 1:17 pm
More photos *NM* *PIC*
Kudzu -- 8/31/2010, 1:07 pm
Re: More photos *NM* *PIC*
Kudzu -- 8/31/2010, 1:07 pm
Re: More photos *NM* *PIC*
Kudzu -- 8/31/2010, 1:08 pm